CEDH · CASELAW;DECISIONS;ADMISSIBILITYCOM;ENG — 20 novembre 2025

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The applicant was represented by Mr J. M. Castelo Branco, a lawyer practising in Lisbon. The applicant’s complaints under Article 10 of the Convention concerning criminal proceedings brought against him for aggravated defamation against a lawyer were communicated to the Portuguese Government (“the Government”). The Court received the friendly-settlement declarations, signed by the parties, under which the applicant agreed to waive any further claims against Portugal in respect of the facts giving rise to this application, subject to an undertaking by the Government to pay him the amounts detailed in the appended table. These amounts will be payable within three months from the date of notification of the Court’s decision. In the event of failure to pay these amounts within the above-mentioned three-month period, the Government undertake to pay simple interest on them, from the expiry of that period until settlement, at a rate equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank during the default period plus three percentage points. The payment will constitute the final resolution of the case. THE LAW The Court takes note of the friendly settlement reached between the parties. It is satisfied that the settlement is based on respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and the Protocols thereto and finds no reasons to justify a continued examination of the application. In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the case out of the list. For these reasons, the Court, unanimously, Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases in accordance with Article   39 of the Convention. Done in English and notified in writing on 11 December 2025.     Viktoriya Maradudina   Anne Louise Bormann   Acting Deputy Registrar   President   APPENDIX Application raising complaints under Article 10 of the Convention (Freedom of expression)   Application no. Date of introduction Applicant’s name Year of birth Representative’s name and location Date of receipt of Government’s declaration Date of receipt of Applicant’s declaration Amount awarded for pecuniary damage (in euros) [1] Amount awarded for non-pecuniary damage (in euros) [2] Amount awarded for costs and expenses (in euros) [3] 36466/23 26/09/2023 José Pedro CASTELO BRANCO 1958   José Maria Castelo Branco Lisbon 11/09/2025 29/08/2025 1,750 2,600 2,500   [1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicant. [2] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicant. [3] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicant.